The Friday Photos: London Fog

TimWThe Friday Photos: London FogRiver crossing, by Ian WylieBlack Prince Road in Kennington, by RaviStunning colours, by Andrew SalvesonHackney streets, by Chris Dorley-BrownThames Barrier, by rudolph van GraanGherking through the haze, by PeterHampstead Heath, by PaulBarbican, by Paul TaylorThe Shard... Just about, by Robin BaumgartenStrand-on-theGreen in Chiswick, by Ian WylieDulwich Park, by Marc FairhurstThe sun struggling to get through, by Luke Robinson

The difference between mist and fog, apparently, is down to distance. The thick white stuff is fog if one cannot see further than 1km. In which case we have definitely had a foggy week.

The majority of these images were captured in the last couple of days, during which time London has been shrouded in mystery. It has made the capital look like we imagine it did in Victorian times, with hansom cabs drawing up beneath dulled street lights...